“We just want to keep adding to that total,” Yanoski said. “I think we are all giving each other confidence.”

Yanoski was one of the girls to come up with a nickname for the team that embraces their hard-hitting ways.

“Gabby, Malinda and I kind of started it, if you hit a home you are in the bomb squad,” Blake said. “It’s just something that’s kind of fun.”

Maxon, the team’s starting right fielder, traced the group’s improved power swings to work they did in the offseason.

“As a team we practiced harder, we have new drills and tried different things,” she said. “The coaches really broke down our swing.”

Second-year coach Fred Yanoski had his first full offseason with the team, allowing his coaching staff to put in some different elements from the previous year.

He said the entire team went all-in with the new practice game plan.

“We started in November breaking down the swing to focus on generating more power for the girls, not necessarily home run power, but line drives and that can turn into home runs,” Fred Yanoski said. “We also made sure the girls understood what each drill we do was designed for, we related it to a specific part of the swing.”

With a 20-4-1 record, 10-0 in the Northeast Michigan Conference, the work has translated into more than just individual success at the plate.

“It can be a coaches nightmare if you have one girls carrying the load,” Yanoski said. “We have had multiple girls step up, and had everyone contribute so the whole season has been a pleasure.”

And the players are enjoying it one base at a time.

“It’s a good feeling, when you hit a home run you have done something for your team, helped your pitcher,” Maxon said. “You get the team pumped up, and it gets the whole team hitting.”